American Quote by John O. Brennan

It's necessary to understand what real intelligence work is. It will never cease. It's absolutely essential that we have it. At its best, it…

— John le Carre

Intelligence is playing a more important role in policymaker decisions than I think I've ever seen in my time in Congress or before.

— Mike Rogers

“Here's the bottom line: The secret world of intelligence--at least in the United States of America--represents everything wrong with the government, the industrial era,…

— Robert David Steele

By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work…

— George Tenet

People in charge of intelligence are political as well.

— Rick Santelli

Intelligence is to provide the facts to us. The facts will usually take you to the truth. And then, when we get the truth,…

— Joe Manchin

I think it's important for the president of the United States to be aware of the intelligence information that we have.

— John McCain

The intelligence community is very professional, they do their jobs well, they're the best intelligence gatherers in the world. They're dedicated, patriotic Americans. They…

— Adam Schiff

The necessity of procuring good Intelligence is apparent & need not be further urged-All that remains for me to add, is, that you keep…

— George Washington

The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how…

— Jane Harman

The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel…

— Gloria Naylor

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and…

— Carl von Clausewitz